Posted by Conundrum on November 3, 2011, at 22:39:19
In reply to Re: Viibrid Treatment » hyperfocus, posted by Chairman_MAO on November 3, 2011, at 19:49:23
> > It feels amazing but is that sustainable? Wouldn't your receptors burn out or something, and/or you become chemically dependent on the cocktail? Not the bupe but the lorazepam and amphetamine.
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> If by "sustainable" you mean felt the same way for over two years, then yes, it was sustainable. Receptors don't necessarily automagically "burn out". The lorazepam I was not dependent on because I was only taking it for sleep. I stopped it with one night of insomnia.
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> Coming off of Nardil was worse than coming off of buprenorphine. There is virtually no withdrawal with the dose of amphetamine (60mg/day) that I take. I recently had to stop it to start Marplan, and I didn't even have to alter my daily routine.
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> Anyone taking any drug for a prolonged period of time is to some extent physiologically dependent on it; doesn't matter if it's Prozac, Nardil, Oxycontin, whatever.I'm decreasing Nardil now and the withdrawal effects are pretty weird. I keep getting twitches that are mainly in my head but sometimes my whole body jerks.
Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual anhedonia. )
Country:USA
Currently taking 2.5 mg prozac, Multi B vitamin
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